Books speak plain when counselors blanch. Autore: Francis Bacon Copy Quote More from Francis Bacon “There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that wh…” “The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude.” “Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old frien…” “If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be…”